Toy animal.



PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

1?'. K. T. MEINEGKB.

TOY ANIMAL.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.'1s,19o6.

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No. 858,090. l PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907. E'. K. T. MEINEGKE.

TOY ANIMAL.

APPLIoATIoN PILE .1

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.- those of its own genus, t us the zebra has its UNITED sTATEs PATENToFFIcE.

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fu all whom/.it may concern: Beit known that I, FRITZ K. T. MEINECKE,acltlzen of the United States, residing in the c1ty and county ofPhiladelphia, State of 5 Pennsylvania, have invented a. nevvand useulToy Animal, of which the following is a speciiication. My invention`consists of toy animals constructed of separate interchangeable partssimulating members of dierent animals Which may be fitted to eac-h otherand produce grotesque iigures and amusing metamorpheses.

Figure 1 represents a partial side elevation and partialvertical'section of a toy animal embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents Yabottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 represents aside elevation of the headof a toy animal embodying my invention. F' s. 4 and 5 representperspective views o the necks of toy animals embodying my invention.Figs. 6, 7, 8v and 8 1/2 represent side elevations of the legs of toyanimals embodying my invention. The remaining Figs. 9 to 12 representsome changes that' may be made of the diHerent members Aof the animalsembodying my invention. f

Similarletters of'reference indicate corresponding parts inthe figures.

Referring F, designate respectively the body, head, necks and legs ofdiierent animals, thebody A being that of a zebra, the head B that of azebra, the neck C that of a giraffe, the neck D that of a zebra and thelegs E, F, G, G those of a giraffe, elephant alligator andzebrarespectively.

The body A is formed Aon itsv under side with sockets H and in frontwith the socket J. The head B is formed 'on its back with the dowel Kwhich may enter said socket J. The

necks C, D, are formed on their lower end with the d'oWels L, either ofwhich ma enter l said socketsMand on their up er en s With the socketseither'of Whi may receive the doWel K of the head. The legs AE, F, G,are formed on their upper ends with the dowels N, either set of W 'ch maenter the sockets Hof the body. Each animal has its body, head, neck andle' s made to simulate stripes and' the afe has its spots, and otherammals some o which are apparent in 9 to '12 inclusive, will present theexterior S 5 l characteristics they possess.

speeiacation 'of Letters Patent. Application illecl August'l, 1906.Serial No. 380,825.,

to the drawings: A, B, o, D, E,

Patented June 25, 11907.

It will now"be seen that I am enabled to change the appearance ofanimals by transferring the head, neck or legs of one animal to the bodyof another animal or by mixing, as it were, the bodies, heads, necks andlegs of various animals so as to produce odd sha'pes, forms of Which areshow nin said Figs. 9 t0 of different members are inserted in thesockets of' other members, thus lconnectmg the members in position onthe bodies. It is apparent that Whil the toy structive of naturalhistory in that the layer mal or change the same grotes ue or fantastic,it being also evident that t e means employed to accomplish the aboveare simple, practical and inexpensive.

dowel at op osite ends, an le members having dowe s to engage the socets in the under side of the body member.

2. A toy animal comprising a body member with a socket at vits upperportionnear one end,` a separate neck member having a dowel at one .endand asocket at the other end, and

a se arate head member having a dowel to \it t e socket of the neckmember.

body, neck, head, and leg members simulatsockets on said members WherebTthe memlbers may be set up and connecte producing the simulation of atoyanimal composed of simulated members of diierent animals.

FRITZ K. T. MEINECKE Y Witnesses: I y

(. JOHN A. Wrannnslmm,

S. R. CARR.

i various members and retaining the relative can build-up the propercontour of eac anii 3. Toy animals composed of separate 12, inclusive,it being evident that the dowels featureof my'invention is amusing, thelatter 1s 1n- Various changes may be made in the simuseparate neckmember havin a socket and ing those of diierent animals and dowels and

